A review by elenavarg
Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto
4.0
How is Yoshimoto so good! How does she do it!
It’s incredible, how in this novel you automatically feel the same way our protagonist, Maria, feels towards her cousin, Tsugumi. The novel starts with Maria telling us how horrible Tsugumi is and as I read on, I couldn’t understand how anyone would think Tsugumi a likeable character. But as we learn how horrible she is, we also learn how charming and strong she is and by the end of the story Yoshimoto has been able to make us, the readers, like and symphatize with this mean and terrible character. This book is such an emotional rollercoaster!!!
It’s incredible, how in this novel you automatically feel the same way our protagonist, Maria, feels towards her cousin, Tsugumi. The novel starts with Maria telling us how horrible Tsugumi is and as I read on, I couldn’t understand how anyone would think Tsugumi a likeable character. But as we learn how horrible she is, we also learn how charming and strong she is and by the end of the story Yoshimoto has been able to make us, the readers, like and symphatize with this mean and terrible character. This book is such an emotional rollercoaster!!!